Date: 14th April
Venue: La Manga, Spain
Result: Won by 114 runs
Match Report: Repton 259-5 (45 overs) (Murrall 73, Cosford 66 ret) St Edward's 145-7
For the second tour game we took on St Edwards from Oxford on Wednesday, this time batting first. Despite the early loss of Ikin, Sanderson (43) and Murrall (73) shared a century partnership and when Cosford (66 retired) and Eldred (43 not out) shared a 50 partnership towards the end, Repton felt in control of the game, finishing on 259-5. Despite a slow start to our bowling performance, we secured a win by 114 runs after restricting St Edwards to 145-7 in 45 overs. Hodges (5 overs 2-10, Sanderson (5 overs 1-5) and Ahmed (6 overs for 10 runs) were the pick of the bowlers, with impressive spells from Shiralagi, Cosford and Blackwood.
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Wed, April 14, 2010
by Repton School